Now retired from both politics and teaching, former state Rep. Rick Saccone had a collection of items on the United Statesâ founding, the Constitution and the crucial role that he believes religion played in both, but nowhere to put them.
âHere are all the things Iâve been collecting for years,â Saccone said. âI didnât want it to sit in my basement. I want to share it with people.â
The Elizabeth-area Republican hit on the idea of displaying it all in a 550-square-foot cottage on his property he had been using for storage and calling it the Constitution and Godly Heritage Discovery Center. It will be opening for 200 invited guests Saturday, and then be open thereafter by appointment only. A George Washington impersonator will be on hand at the property on Boston Hollow Road in Elizabeth Township for the opening, a cannon will be fired and other activities will take place.
Quiet and low profile, Mike Donilon is Bidenâs White House âwise manâ
By Jess Bidgood and Dan McGowan Globe Staff,Updated March 5, 2021, 9:50 a.m.
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Mike Donilon listened to Joe Biden speak in Wilmington, Del., on Nov. 6.ERIN SCHAFF/NYT/file
WASHINGTON â Last year, as the pandemic hemmed Joe Bidenâs campaign appearances inside the boundaries of his Delaware home base, anxiety-ridden
Democrats groused he wasnât doing enough to seize control of the presidential race. With adverse
headlines piling up, the presidential candidate asked his friend and chief campaign strategist what his team was
doing about it.
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Following requests filed by Pennsylvania Republicans Guy Reschenthaler, Mike Kelly and others to not count their own state’s electoral votes, Democrat Conor Lamb spoke on the House floor, laying the blame for Wednesday’s destructive events at the feet of his Republican colleagues.
“[The attack] was inspired by lies, the same lies you’re hearing in this room tonight, and the members who are repeating those lies should be ashamed of themselves,” he said in a speech that quickly circulated online.
He reiterated that message on Thursday in an interview with WESA.
“It d be one thing to have brought these objections and made their case before this invasion on the Capitol began, but to continue that after what we saw took place and after a woman was killed . I do think they have a real responsibility for what happened [Wednesday] and it s going to follow them forever,” he said.
State Roundup: Hogan sends Guard to D.C.; Rep. Harris in House altercation; Franchot gives break to businesses
It was 3:40 a.m. Thursday morning when Vice President Mike Pence read the final tallies of the Electoral College and declared Joe Biden and Kamala Harris as the winners of the presidential election. C-Span screen shot
HOGAN CONDEMNS D.C. VIOLENCE, SENDS GUARD: Gov. Larry Hogan Wednesday condemned the supporters of President Donald Trump who stormed the U.S. Capitol while members of Congress were counting the Electoral College votes that were certain to certify President-elect Joe Biden’s victory over Trump in the Nov. 3 contest, Bryan Renbaum of Maryland Reporter writes. Hogan also said he was sending Maryland state troopers and National Guard members to assist Capitol Police in securing the premises.
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California Democrat Nancy Pelosi won a fourth term with the speaker’s gavel on Sunday amid a slimmer majority and a caucus hindered by COVID-19.
Several Democratic lawmakers refused to vote for Pelosi, but she managed to secure a majority and prevail over Republican Kevin McCarthy of California by a vote of 216-208. McCarthy will serve as minority leader for the next two years. Every Republican voted for McCarthy.
In an unusual move meant to accommodate the COVID-19 outbreak, Several lawmakers were allowed to vote from the viewing gallery above the chamber, quarantined off with large plastic screens. The lawmakers were exposed to the coronavirus and would typically be in quarantine. They tested negative.